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SPQR Game History, Published by GMT Games LLC
Battle of Magnesia (190 B.C.) using the War Elephant module
Sewer cover found in Rome
Cynoscephalae Game End. Poor command on the Roman Left allowed the Macedonian cavalry to flank and rout a large portion of the V Legion. Roman - 140 RPs to Macedonian - 59 RPs
Situation at the beginning of one of the scenarios.
Hypothetical scenario "River Marecchia": the Italic league vs. Celtic hordes. Initial deployment
Battle of the Po River - initial deployment
BENEVENTUM, 275 BC: Meeting Engagement scenario. Epirote Phalanx  view ... in the distance the Romans begin to march.
CYNOSCEPHALAE, 197 BC. At the end of turn 2 the Greeks right cavalry wing begins to turn the Roman corner whilst the latter’s center pushes against the phalanxes.

SPQR (1992)

Players
2
Best: 2
Playing time
240–240 min
Age
13+
7.36
Average rating
525
Ratings
3.70/5
Weight
#4576
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Designer:Richard H. Berg, Mark Herman
Artist:Rodger B. MacGowan, Mark Simonitch
Publisher:GMT Games +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 7, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 7.4, Theme 5
Strategy7.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity7.4
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameAncientHexagon GridSimulationDice RollingGrid MovementMovement PointsLine of Sight

Overview

This game contains counters and maps that allow the reproduction of five battles of warfare in the Roman Republic. The mechanics allow leaders to activate units within their command range in order to rout or destroy the other player's army.

Volume II in GMT Games' Great Battles of History Series.

Contains: 5 Battles 2 doublesided maps 3.5 counter sheets Rules for SPQR

Battles: • Beneventum • Bagradas • Cannae • Zama • Cynocephalae

Expansions

Simple GBoH
Africanus: SPQR Battle Module V
War Elephant: Battles of the Diadochi 217-190 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module
Consul for Rome: SPQR Battle Module III
Pyrrhic Victory: King Pyrrhus in Italy 280-279 B.C. – SPQR Battle Module IV
Jugurtha: Guerrilla Warfare in Numidia
Simple GBoH Battle Manual
Barbarian: Rome vs. The Gauls and Samnites, 315-200 BC – SPQR Battle Module
The Battle of the Tagus River
SPQR: Player's Guide
Pyrrhus in Sicily: Epirus versus Carthage, 278-275 B.C.
The Hammer of God: Judea vs. the Seleucids, 167-160 B.C.
The Battle of Telamon, 225 B.C.
Mago: Youngest of the Lion's Brood
The Truceless War: Hamilcar Barca Puts Down a Mercenary Revolt
Marcus Claudius Marcellus: The Sword of Rome
Caralis: The Battle for Sardinia, 215 B.C
Equus: Cavalry Battles of the Second Punic War, 218-203 B.C.
Sophonisba and the Battle of the Great Plains: Africa – Territory of Carthage: SPQR Battle Module
Alexander the Great in Italy
The Battle of Castulo, 211 B.C.
The Battle of Dertosa 215 B.C.
The Battle of Grumentum, the Italian Campaign, 207 BC
The Battle of Utica, 203 BC
Cannae-Lite: The Battles of Herdonia, 212 and 210 BC
Syphax – Lion of the Desert: The Battles of Tispara, 213, Siga & Tingis 212 BC
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